The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-12
PETITION.
To the Honorable, the Board of County C0nimi
sioners of Allen County, Kansas:

To the Honorable, the Board of County Commits
sioners of Allen County, Kansas:
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, Your petition
ers, being resident Taxpayers and legal voters
Of the township Of Cottage Grove, County Of
Allen, State Of Kansas. respectfully petition
Your Honorable Body to submit to the quail
fed electors Of said township for their accept
ance or rejection, at special election to be or
dered by Your Honorable body, under and In
and an act entitled can act to enable counties
townships and cities to aid in the construction
Of railroads, and to repeal section Of chapter
ruary %, 1875, and amendments thereto, the
conditions herein specified, to-wit
Shall the township Of Cottage Grove, County
two hundred shares, Of one hundred dollars
each, of the capital stock Of The Chicago,
Kansas q Western Railroad Company, q
laws Of the State of Kansas, and, in payment
therefor issue to the said railroad company
twenty bonds Of said township Of Cottage
One Thousand Dollars each. said bonds to be
payable to the bearer, at the Fiscal Agency Of
the State of Kansas in New York City thirty
years after the date thereof, bearing interest at
the rate of six per cent. per annum, payable
annually, for which interest coupons shall be
attached, payable at the fiscal agency afore-
said.
This subscription of stock and issue of bonds
to be upon the following conditions, namely:
As soon as said proposition shall be deter
mined in the affirmative, BY canvass Of the votes
missiOners Of said county Of Allen, for and In
behalf OF said township Of Cottage Grove,
County Of Allen, shall order the County Clerk
subscription, in the name of said township Of
Cottage Grove, County of Allen, for said two
hundred shares Of capital stock Of said railroad
road company shall be built OF standard guage,
and completed, and in operation, by lease or
otherwise. from the main line Of the Southern
Kansas t at or near "a ,S %nere tine same
OshO, In the State Of Kansas, to the city Of Fort
Scott In Bourbon county: Kansas, the said
The Chicago, Kansas q Western Railroad
Dollars Of said bonds, and issue two hundred
shares of stock therefor.
The said Board of County Commissioners
attached as aforesaid. to be issued in the name
of said township of Cottage Grove, County of
Allen, and shall deliver the same to said rail-
treasurer p Of said township Of Cottage Grove
County Of Allen, by said railroad company, of
certificates for its shares Of fully paid up capt.
tai stock Of said railroad company equal in
amount with said bonds, dollar for dollar;
PROVIDED, Said railroad shall be built and
completed and In operation, by lease or other
wise as aforesaid, with freight and passen-
business, on or before the first day of Septem
Der, 1883, withinOne-halfm mile Of the center line
running east and west through said town.
ship and not less than two miles nor more than
six miles from the east line OF said township
PROVIDED FURTHER, That If the said The
Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroad
Company shall be hindcred or delayed in the
construction of the said line of railroad by lsbor
strikes, legal proceedings or extraordinary
action of the elements, the length of time 1t is
so hindered shall be added to the time herein
taken to complete said railroad.
The form Of ballots to he used at said election |
shall be: "FOr the subscription OF stock and |
issue of bonds to The Chicago, Kansas 4
Western Railroad Company" and
Of bonds to The Chicago, Kansas & Western |
Railroad Company"
1T is THEREFORE,, by the Board of County |
Of Kansas, ordered and directed that q special |
election be held in the township Of Cottage |
Grove, County of Allen. State OF Kansas, on |
the 30th day OF August, 1857, to determine |
whether the proposition to subscribe for the |
stock Of Tho Chicago, Kansas. & Yves.
tern Railroad Company, and issue the
bonds Of the township Of Cottage Grove, Coun-
ty of Allen. In payment therefor, on the cOndi-
lions contained in said petition, shall be adopt
ed or rejected. The special election shall be
held and returns made and result ascertained
and declared In the same manner as provided
by law for general elections. The ballots to
be used In said election for and against said
proposition shall be OF the form and contain the
words stated In said petition. Thirty days
notice OF said election shall first be Civ
IN, according to law. and the Sheriff OF said
20 give said notice and make due prOclama-
lion of said election.
Done at lola, Kansas, this 10Th day of July,
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